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Wayne State University Athletics

2019 Baseball Roster

35 Justin Kelly

35 Justin Kelly

  • Position:
    C/1B
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    215
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Wheaton, Ill.
  • High School:
    Wheaton Warrenville South

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Finished career as program's home run king with 38 ... also ranked first in at-bats (711), second in extra-base hits (89), RBI (169) and strikeouts (180), third in both games played (201) and total bases (383), tied-for-third in sacrifice flies (15), fifth in hits (213), sixth in both runs (143) and doubles (46) ... also set the program record with chances (1,648) and putouts (1,435), and tied-for-second in fielding percentage (.988).

2019:  Voted to the All-GLIAC First Team ... served as a team captain ... named GLIAC Player of the Week on April 2 after a nine-RBI week at Northwood including a seven-RBI game at NU (3/31) ...co-Team MVP ... played in all 52 games and made 51 starts (32 at C and 19 at 1B) ... was third on the team with a .339 batting average ... led team with 112 total bases with 15 doubles, one triple and 11 home runs ... drove in a team-best 55 runs ... drew 29 walks and scored 45 runs ... finished with a .612 slugging percentage and a .432 on-base percentage ... was 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts ... made four errors in 448 chances to post a .991 fielding percentage ... caught 15 runners trying to steal to finish with a .500 stolen base against percentage ... had 18 multiple-hit and 12 multiple-RBI games ... notched a 17-game reached base streak ... ranked second in the GLIAC in home runs, RBI and runners caught stealing, fifth in doubles and slugging percentage, seventh in total bases, eighth in walks and ninth in fielding percentage ... his 11 home runs tied-for-fourth in school history, while he ranked second in sac flies, fifth in RBI, seventh in total bases, tied-for-ninth in extra-base hits ... had the most chances and putouts in program history, while his .991 fielding percentage was tied-for-13th all-time ... went 3-for-6 with three RBI and a triple vs. Tiffin (2/22) ... drove in a run with a pair of hits, including a home run against Notre Dame College (3/7) ... drove in two runs with two doubles versus Northern State (3/8) ... had a home runs and a double to drive in four runs vs. UM-Dearborn (3/20) ... drove in a pair of runs against Grand Valley State (3/24) ... drove in seven runs on four hits, including a double and a Grand Slam ... the seven RBI was the most since since Kyle Zimmerman drove in eight runs against Urbana on April 9, 2013 ... reached base six times with four walks and two hits at Lake Erie (4/2) ... homered against Ashland (4/12) and then twice in one game vs. AU (4/13) ... went 4-for-4 with two home runs and two doubles at Parkside (4/20) to tie the program's all-time home run mark ... went 3-for-4 with four RBI and the record-break home run versus Saginaw Valley State (5/4) ... posted a 3-for-5 performance, including a home run vs. Drury (5/17) in the NCAA Tournament ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2018:  Earned First Team All-GLIAC recognition as a catcher ... named GLIAC Player of the Week on April 24th after hitting .438 with three home runs and 10 RBI in the four-game sweep of Saginaw Valley State ... earned Team MVP, Best Defensive Player and Weight Room Warrior Awards at team banquet ... played in and started 47 games (43 at C and 4 at 1B) ... hit .304 and drove in 46 runs with 13 doubles, two triples and 11 home runs ...led the team with 102 total bases ... slugged .596 and finished with a .368 on-base percentage ... drew 21 walks and scored 35 runs ... led the team with eight sac flies ... posted a .982 fielding percentage, making seven errors in 387 chances ... threw out 14 potential base stealers in 25 chances ... ranked first in the GLIAC in runners thrown out and sac flies, third in home runs, seventh in slugging percentage, eighth in total bases, ninth in doubles and RBI ... notched team-high with 18 multiple-hit and 12 multiple-RBI games ... tallied two hits in both games against Kentucky Wesleyan (2/25) on Opening Day ... connected for first home run of the season against Gannon (2/27) ... went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two doubles versus Ohio Dominican (3/4) ... was hitting .422 vs. Slippery Rock (3/11) after going 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI ... hit a solo blast vs. Pace (3/14) and drive in a pair of runs at Davenport (3/23) ... hit a three-tun home run in a victory over Ashland (3/31) ... hit eight home runs in April and May, including three against Saginaw Valley State (4/20-21) ... connected for two home runs vs. Hillsdale (4/24) and and Grand Valley State (5/5) ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2017:  Selected to the NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team as a catcher ... named to the Honorable Mention All-GLIAC Team as a catcher ... played in 51 games, making 48 starts (40 at C, 5 at 1B, 2 at DH and 1 in RF) ... hit .234 with a team-high 12 home runs (ranked fifth in the GLIAC), several of them coming late in the game and giving WSU the lead ... those 12 home rus fell one short of matching the program record and he is just the second Warrior to reach that mark ... also tallied nine doubles and drove in 28 runs ... scored 33 runs ... finished with a .301 on-base percentage and a .491 slugging percentage ... posted a .990 fielding percentage on 389 chances (most in the league), recording 352 putouts, including throwing out 13 runners, which ranked second in the GLIAC ... totaled 11 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games ... hit a home run on Opening Day in the win at Trevecca Nazarene (2/17) ... went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI vs. UMSL (3/3) ... followed that game with two more two-hit games against Illinois-Springfield (3/4-5) ... homered and drove in two runs at Hillsdale (4/19) ... went 2-for-5 with two RBI, a double and a home run at Saginaw Valley State (4/23) ... homered in four of five games and drove in nine runs over that stretch ... hit two long balls in the NCAA Midwest Regional win over Kentucky Wesleyan (5/21) ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2016:  Was named the team's Best Defensive Player at awards banquet ... played in 51 games and made 48 starts (39 at C, 9 at 1B) ... hit .319 batting in the heart of WSU's order ... collected nine doubles, two triples and four home runs ... drove in 40 runs, which ranked second on the team ... collected 182 at-bats, which ranks ninth all-time in WSU baseball history ... scored 31 runs and drew 12 walks ... slugged .456 and posted a .390 on-base percentage ... tallied 83 total bases ... stole two bases ... finished with a .988 fielding percentage in 424 chances (which is the second most in a season in program history) and threw out 19 of 27 base stealers (.587) ... totaled 16 multiple-hit games, which was the second-most on the team ... also drove in multiple runs in nine games ... earned a 12-game hitting streak and had a 20-game reached base streak ... was plunked on 10 occasions, which is tied-for-ninth all-time ... went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a walk in his first career start vs. Quincy (2/27) ... went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored and hit his first collegiate home run against Minnesota Duluth (3/11) ... drove in four runs with a 4-for-4 game versus St. Michael's (3/18) ... went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run at Ohio Dominican (4/2) ... drove in three runs in game two at ODU (4/2) ... raised batting average from .337 to .361 during his 12-game hitting streak from April 3 to April 20, including driving in runs in seven games ... in the GLIAC Tournament win over Malone (5/12), went 1-for-3 with a two-run triple ... turned in a 2-for-3 with a home run vs. Walsh (5/13) in the tournament ... Game-by-Game Stats.

High School: A 2015 graduate of Wheaton Warrenville South High School in Wheaton, Ill. ... was a three-year letterwinner for the Tigers and head coach Timothy Brylka ... hit .267 in 2013 with 17 RBI, five doubles and two home runs ... batted .348 as a junior with 18 RBI, nine doubles, two triples, two home runs and finished with a .984 OPS ... was an All-Conference, All-Area and a three-time Academic All-Conference selection at Wheaton Warrenville South ... also won Gold Glove and team batting title awards.

Personal: Full name--Justin D. Kelly ... born on October 22, 1996 ... son of Kevin and Gina Kelly ... has one brother, Ryan and a sister, Frances ... is majoring in Management ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2016, Winter 2018 and Winter 2019 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2017 and Fall 2018 ... is a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2016Freshman

    C
    6'3" 215 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2017Sophomore

    C
    6'3" 215 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2018Junior

    C/1B
    6'3" 215 lbs
    35
  • 35
    C

    2019Senior

    C/1B
    6'3" 215 lbs
    35
    C